China’s Mills are Driving the Largest Wildlife Crime in Africa

Atlantic Council brief warns $2B in West African timber has bankrolled separatists, al-Qaeda affiliates, and ISIS-linked militants — as Beijing’s green guidelines go unenforced. Rosewood demand from China has become the most trafficked illegal commodity, surpassing ivory, rhinoceros horn, and big-game cats combined in both volume and value.
Source: https://woodcentral.com.au/rosewood-beats-ivory-chinas-mills-drive-africas-biggest-wildlife-crime/